ee Engineering Centre of Excellence “~*~ ECoE - Doha, Qatar Instrument training — 16' July 2011 General Control valves.General Control valves. BY:-DNYANESHWAR GAVHANEGeneral Control valves. SBS INTRODUCTION :- Control valves also called final control element are a most important element in the control system of a process plant. Itis the last device in control loop. DEFINITION :- A control valve is a variable orifice used to regulate the flow of a process fluid in accordance with requirement of process. FUNCTION :- It absorbs the proper amount of pressure drop to maintain ‘system balance under all operating conditions.